January marks National Birth Defects Prevention Month, and local organizations are working together to raise awareness about ...

Practitioners who treat mothers and babies before and after birth are uniting to spread the word about birth defects. The ...

A researcher has documented a cleft lip in an ancient mummified head from the Andes, a condition that may have been seen as a ...

MotherToBaby, a service of the Organization of Teratology Information Specialists (OTIS), today announced the launch of two brand new resource hubs—a dedicated webinar repository and a collection of ...

Anok Yai shared that she underwent lung surgery after a "silent" health battle uncovered a birth defect that was affecting her heart and lungs.

A Texas family is just days away from the first of several life-changing medical procedures for their baby. 11-month-old Brody Shain was born with a severe bilateral cleft lip and palate, meaning his ...

Brody Shain was born with a severe bilateral cleft lip and palate, plus a birth defect that caused his brain tissue to grow through his skull NBC DFW/YouTube Brody Shain, 11 months, was born with ...

DENVER -- A decline in maternal smoking in the U.S. corresponded with a decline in infants born with gastroschisis, researchers found. In an examination of more than 25 million live births, maternal ...

The window of opportunity to address risk factors for birth defects lies in pre-pregnancy care, according to a study based on responses from 5,374 women that published in August. Research, published ...

Birth defect risks for most women Two-thirds of women younger than 50 have at least one lifestyle factor increasing the risk of birth defects. A study from the CDC defined five areas where women can ...